Daily Yellowstone journal. [volume] (Miles City, Mont.) 1882-1893, 1887-09-07
Benefits ofIncorporation
Have We Nuisances Many.
Incorporation will Abate
Them Permanently.
Do We Need Fire Protection /?
Yes. Acity Government will
Provide tor This Also.
INCORPORATION.

INCORPORATION.
A Review Of the Benefits to be Derived
From IL.
Among the many benefits to be de-
rived from Incorporation We cite the
following as particularly applicable to
the present condition of Miles City:
1t is within the power Of the city
council to enforce the cleaning Of
streets and alleys; to require that side.
walks be kept free from snow or other
obstructions; to prevent the dopositing
of ashes or garbage in the streets or
alleys; to regulate or prohibit the fast
driving of horses or vehicles, within
the city limits; to regulate the lighting
of any railroad within the limits Of
the city, and to determine the number
and kind Of lamps to be used; to num-
Der houses; to regulate the inspection,
weighing and measuring Of wood, hay
and coal; to establish fire limits,
within which no wooden or combssti-
BILE building can be erected; to estab-
lish fire department; TO regulate or
prohibit the making of bonfiree and
explosion Of firecrsckers, etc.; to pro-
hibit and punish cruelty to animals,
to define and abste nuisances, ami
punish parties creating them; to re-
strain and punish vagrants, mendi-
cants and persons guilty of disorderly
conduct; to regulate, restrain or pro-
hibit the running At large of horses,
cattle, swine. sheep, goats or dogs and
to authorize the impounding and sale
OF any such found at large; to license
the keeping Of dogs and provide for
killing them when at large without
license; to prevent the riding or driv-
ing of animals or vehicles on any side
walk; to prevent horse racing or. i'm
moderate driving In the streets; to pro-
vide for the planting and protection of
shade trees; to establish "chain
gang Of prisoners who fail to pay the
fines imposed, who shall work out
their fines on the streets at the rate OF
two dollars per day; to provide for the
registration Of voters at city elections.
No person is eligible to the office of
mayor unless he be twenty-five years
old, q freeholder, q resident Of the ter
ritory for at least three years, and a
resident Of the city for which he may
be elected mayor for two years next
preceding his election; and no person
shall be eligible for alderman unless
he be freeholder and resident Of the
ward electing him for at least one year
preceding such election.
Any ordinance appropriating moneys
shall be subject to the veto Of the
mayor and can only be passed by
two-thirds vote Of the entire board Of
aldermen.
All fines and penalties imposed by
the police justice for violation Of the
ordinances, 60 into the city treasury.
The maximum limit Of corporation
tax 10 one per cent Of the assessed val
uation.
Sidewalks cannot be ordered by the
council except ON q petition of q ma
jority of the resident owners Of prop
erty on the street, and at least one-half
the frontage on the side to be i'm
proved; and when ord cred. the cost 10
assessed equally to each owner, and
those disposed can furnish the ma
terial and build their own sidewalks.
All contracts exceeding five hum
dred dollars in amount shall be let by
contract to the lowest bidder.
These are few of the benefits to be
derived from incorporation and which
any sane man can seeare worth all they
will cost us and more too. We have
suffered for years from many Of the
abuses that are to be controlled and
prohibited by the foregoing provisions
and now the time has come when the
voice Of the people is asked to say
whether we shall continue TO suffer or
accept the relief that Is offered. We